Hi guys, welcome back to English with Max. In this video we're going to look at a
few words that have weird pronunciations. I made a similar video to this a while
ago with different words, and if you'd like to watch that video, you can click
on the card above. And I'll also put the link in the description. As I'm sure you
know, English spelling is strange in general.
It's weird, isn't it Frank?
But for this video I've chosen some words that even native speakers find rather
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Okay, the first word is diarrhoea. Diarrhoea. I know this isn't a
very nice thing to talk about, but it's a part of life - it happens sometimes - so
it's a word we need to know.
Have you ever had diarrhoea, George?
I always forget how to spell this word.
Admittedly the American spelling is a little more logical for modern-day
English, but it's still not very easy. The British and American pronunciations are
the same - people just say them with different accents. For example, British
people might say "diarrhoea" and Americans would say something like "diarrhoea". Diarrhoea.
The second word is apostrophe. Apostrophe.
It's not "apo-strofe" or "apo-strofeh". In British English it's "apostrophe".
Apostrophe. In American English it's "apostrophe". Apostrophe.
The third word is gauge. Gauge.
This is not "gorge", and I recently heard a native English speaker say that.
The pronunciation is the same in British and American English. It will just sound a
bit different again depending on who is saying it. The fourth word is breakfast.
Breakfast. This is a very simple word (I'm sure you all know what it means),
but make sure you do not say "break fast". This is "breakfast". Breakfast.
Again the pronunciation is the same in British and American English.
The next word is epitome. Epitome.
This is not "epi-tohme". "Epitome" is the British pronunciation and the
American pronunciation is "epitome". Epitome.
The next word is leisure. Leisure.
"Leisure" is the British pronunciation and the American pronunciation is "leisure". Leisure.
The final word is recipe. Recipe. It's not "resaip". It's "recipe". And it's
basically the same in British and American English.
I hope you found that interesting. If you did, please hit the thumbs up.
Let me know in the comments if there are any words which you think have weird pronunciations.
See you next time!
It's a carrot, Frank. That's right, it's a carrot.
You have a dirty mind.